For the economy, it’s not quite the best of times, but it’s definitely not the worst. Wages still lag for most people, but the six-year economic recovery is finally pos... Read More
This is the second of a three-part series. Here’s an overview of Part 1: San Francisco narrowly missed becoming the film capital of the world. Perhaps it’s just as well... Read More
Nestled in the Sierra Nevada’s historic Gold Rush region, Amador County is a year-round playground — ski and snowboard in the winter; raft white water and pick luscious fru... Read More
As soon as we get to March, it starts to feel like a sprint to the end of the school year, which can only mean summer is right around the corner. I am reminded of this from the bar... Read More
When you walk into the compact gym at the Vertical Method in Cow Hollow, there is so much equipment hanging from the ceiling and arranged in 12 individual stations, it can feel a b... Read More
Stuck in the middle of a report on the performance of San Francisco’s office real estate in the fourth-quarter of 2014 is this tidbit: 2014 sales volume was 64 percent higher... Read More
When speaking with my real estate colleagues around the country, there seems to be a common thread: lack of inventory. However, that does not mean that all properties will sell. Wh... Read More
The city’s housing shortage becomes much clearer when taken in the context of housing construction trends over the past 74 years. In the 1980s and 1990s, the number of new ho... Read More
In 2013, the hipster-afflicted Mission district was rated one of the country’s “hottest” neighborhoods, but in 2015, it is replaced in the top 10 list by Daly Cit... Read More
At the beginning of February, San Francisco’s so-called “Airbnb law” went live, legalizing short-term rentals under certain conditions and imposing insurance and ... Read More
Office real estate in San Francisco continues to perform well, helped by constrained supply — even with all of the new construction under way — and the same booming economy tha... Read More
A shortage of supply and continued booming economy combined to produce another month of record-high rent rates in San Francisco, according to Zumper.com. “San Francisco’... Read More
Supervisors David Campos and Scott Wiener have staked out different positions on proposals by a neighborhood group to impose a moratorium on market-rate housing in the Mission. The... Read More
Spring is traditionally the time when the real estate market heats up. Considering how inventory has remained extremely low during the winter months, many buyers were “out of... Read More
Will March come barreling in like a lion and appropriately leave like a lamb? Our rainy season appeared to be off to a great start at the end of last year, but then January rolled ... Read More